Roger Mellie

Storm and Victory fit under the one roof. We don't! I don't think the sharing is as much of a problem (although not ideal) as our club being scattered between three sites.

Completely agree on why McAdam might not be brimming with enthusiasm. One of the recent training reports* said he was visibly limping and did little more than walking. IIRC it might have been a knee issue, so he may have had another set back. *Can't remember whose but a few weeks back.

As a rule, the club generally excels at organising these events at annoying or inopportune times for fans/spectators.

Kossie's surname is Kropinyeri-Pickett but it hasn't been used since he was drafted. I suspect LSP will be the same.

Maybe we could lure Dodoro out of retirement? You can't go past his sterling record: 2015 Aaron Francis 2015 Alex Morgan 2015 Mason Redman 2015 Mitch Brown 2015 Yestin Eades 2015 Michael Hartley 2015 Gach Nyuon 2015 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 2015 Tom Wallis 2016 Andrew McGrath 2016 Jordan Ridley 2016 Josh Begley 2016 Kobe Mutch 2016 Dylan Clarke 2016 Sam Draper 2017 Jordan Houlahan 2017 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 2017 Matt Guelfi 2017 Trent Mynott 2018 Irving Mosquito 2018 Noah Gown 2018 Brayden Ham 2018 Tom Jok 2019 Will Snelling 2019 Harrison Jones 2019 Nick Bryan 2019 Ned Cahill 2019 Lachlan Johnson 2019 Mitch Hibberd 2020 Sam Durham 2020 Nik Cox 2020 Archie Perkins 2020 Zach Reid 2020 Josh Eyre 2020 Cody Brand 2021 Massimo D'Ambrosio 2021 Jye Menzie 2021 Ben Hobbs 2021 Alastair Lord 2021 Garrett McDonagh 2021 Patrick Voss 2022 Jaiden Hunter 2022 Elijah Tsatas 2022 Lewis Hayes 2022 Alwyn Davey Jnr 2022 Jayden Davey 2022 Rhett Montgomerie 2023 Nate Caddy 2023 Luamon Lual 2023 Archie Roberts 2023 Vigo Visentini

Thanks TC! And great news that Ah-Mu will be at Casey too.

From yesterday's gallery: Is that Toby Sinnema?

Do you happen to know if DNA is still running? I know Choco ran before he left for the new players and was wondering if the program is still going. TIA

I recall hearing one of the commentators* later in the season, saying that we had become one of the top three sides for speed of ball movement. *I can't recall who it was, other than a stats nerd (as opposed to a clown like BT)

The AFL treat the VFL with utter contempt. I wonder how any team can function under their control. Why would you want to play for Casey unless you firmly believed you were still a shot at AFL. How can you build club culture when you just fill holes in the AFL seconds team and are shunted in and out of your local comp. What the hell's the point? They've killed off a few clubs now, not to mention pulling club funding. It's like the VFL is their plaything.

Oh dear, forgot about him. Not sure I'd have him ahead of Laidlaw and Powell Looks like I'm the twit.

Who the hell's Parker from North Melbourne? Never heard of him. Do the twits mean Powell?

I can assure you that unless it says gluten-free on the snag pack, there will be gluten in, not only the snags, but the bread AND the sauce! You @thirty-one can safely tuck into a sumptuous serviette full of onions!

I think Kozzie and Langdon would laugh at the suggestion of being captains. Koz would then recoil in horror if he thought you were serious. He's made to be a leader of the indigenous players on our list, and he's already stepped into the role IMO.

Great news!

Can these draftees still name the state they want to play in? If so, how do you tell which ones will play in Vic? Thanks

Like these two: Thanks to Six6Six

As our (home) preseason game, we should be playing in Gippsland, showcasing our Gippy boys. Having 4 regional games in one town is bizarre. AFL are dumb as dog****!

Option 1 - Training jumper Option 2 - Training jumper with red v Option 3 - Ugly training jumper Option 4 - None of the above I vote Option 4

I wonder how long until this thread title changes to 'Farewell MA Services'!

I'm not seeing the AFL on your list of contributors. Surely they will be coughing up?

Thanks Stone! Now that you mention it, I do recognise him! Alas, I'm none the wiser and, to continue Little Goffy's tirade, your clues stink, ya [censored]!

I suspect I should know who this is to make the clue remotely useful. He should be in the Lookalike thread.

I would have been happy to have Mick for another ten years. I've never seen a coach get the players so invested as he does (including the men's comp). I certainly understand his need to move on and desire to end the Anglesea-Casey run. I wouldn't have lasted one year doing that. I wouldn't be surprised if the club had offered him a role with the men's team and I know he's worked with them in the women's off-season in the past. Best of luck to him! He will be sadly missed.

I don't see him as a defender and hope he gets shifted to wing / half forward. While his defending has improved, he does very little with the pill when he gets it. Typically, he will bomb it down the line and turn it over. We need this to be the last resort, not the first. A change in position will give him the opportunity to get off the endangered list.